Residents carry their belongings through a flooded road in Risalpur, located in Nowshera District, in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province July 30, 2010. About 150 people have been killed by flashfloods and bad weather in Pakistan in the last week, with the country's northwest and Baluchistan provinces bearing the brunt of the storms, officials said on Thursday. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (PAKISTAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Services

Goals, Objectives and Services offered by ASD

o To introduce modernizing agriculture through innovative, sustainable and environment friendly agricultural technology with emphasis on organic agriculture to increase yields and alleviate the poverty of the small farmers.

o To uplift the socioeconomic aspects of the deprived sections of the community especially women, without distinction of caste, religion and sex etc.

o To promote human rights awareness among the women, men, and youth belonging to low income areas.

o To put forward participatory process and cooperative actions by providing social and technical guidance to uninitiated community groups for sustainable development and environment conservation.

o To seek out sustainable solutions to the rising problems of the peripheral community groups through research and experimentation.

o To support and strengthen voluntary organizations in Pakistan working through participatory process of development to respond to the expressed needs of their communities.

o To enhance basic health standards by different Health Education Programs.To rehabilitate and converse natural resources to ensure the sustainable development of agriculture.

o To impart training and support of local human resources for devising and implementing development projects and programs.

ASD services include:

o Training

o Project management

o Monitoring and Evaluation

o Advocacy

o Social mobilization

o Skill development

o Agriculture, Land and Water Management

o Poverty Alleviation

o Environment (forestry, and alternate energy resources)

o Education (Formal and non-formal)

o Family Support Services

o Community Health

o Livestock

o Group Formation/ Social Mobilization

o Food Security.

o Conservation Agricultural technology.

o Propagation of Organic & Sustainable Agricultural Technology.

INTERVENTIONS

Helping the deprived and oppressed, ASD is always involved & focused in finding resources for a better future. You too can be part of the process in bringing a positive change to someone’s life. Stopping the domino effect concept for business solution, strategy and successful intervention

Impact

With a strong presence of almost 23 years, ASD’s impact & presence is strongly felt in various parts of Pakistan, mainly in rural areas that lack in quality life & possesses backward family system.

GET INVOLVED

The mission is not an easy one. ASD seeks your involvement & support to make the difference real. The efforts we make depend on donations made by you. Let’s start building a better world from today!

ASDPAK MESSAGE

ASD is working to augment opportunities for income generation among women in poor communities, by strengthening their skills, business capacities and market linkages, thereby facilitating them in accessing better economic opportunities and improving their quality of life and that of their families